poor sleep last night due to coughing. Settled in the morning with some coedeine. Talked with Ray Hohl, had a CT scan which showed a clean airway on the left but less lung on the left to breathe with so this is progressing. Eric Hoffman visited me in hospital. Had some blood tests, got home about 5 pm. Had some fettucini alfredo for dinner. That was good.
The NIH and the NCI skyped with me from the Awards Ceremony in Washington DC and then we talked on the telephone - it was really nice and a nice gesture from them. I will miss them all. Larry Clarke got a lifetime achievement award which is very well deserved.
Talked to niece Rachel on skype. Talked to mum via telephone.
Alan Ross came round and made a video interview with me about medicine, bronchoscopy, and life in general. This was an hour.
The upstairs lifters (Sue, Bill and Victor) came and carried me up to bed - this was very helpful of course.
Keith and Leslie Brautigam came over for a quick visit and brought root beer and vanilla ice cream to make root beer floats.
Went to bed and started coughing up bright red blood. Now seeing what that might mean.
Hi Geoff,
ReplyDeleteGeoff Matthews here. Bec sent me your blog site so this is the second time i've had a read. I'm glad to hear that things are going ok for you at the moment. I've tried to contact Prof Choong but haven't had any luck so will try again soon.
Let me know if there's anything else i can do.
Thinking about you, Chris and the family.
Cheers,
Geoff
Dear Geoff and Chris,
ReplyDeleteAndrew Thornton! Dorothy Keefe gave me the address of your blog site, for which I was very grateful. Its all a bit hard to believe, but your courage and good humour is typical. I had heard that you were unwell but to get lung mets is just a bugger. Actually the reason that your name came up was because I was having a meeting with Grantley Gill and Dorothy over an issue to do with Research Ethics. For my sins, I am now the Chairman of the ethics committee which gets me out of the Department and gives me a real interest in some genuine research that is happening around the place. Anyway, I was reminiscing with Grantley about how oxygen free radicals probably got me my job (thanks, I'm sure you had a role in that in 1981) and Dorothy passed on your news and your blog.
Actually, although one might question whether this job should ever have been my life's calling it has certaily been a life's education, mostly in how to deal with people! I have actually enjoyed almost every aspect and seem to have avoided some of the worst fallout. Some really unforgiveable things. So thanks! Your support and friendship was appreciated if not always obviously returned.
My kids are now around 30. I was remembering the times they used to run wild at the Chest Clinic Xmas parties, with Sam and Rebecca and the wheelchairs. Emma is doing postdoc in neurophysiology with Bob Vinc at the Hanson Institute (Parkinson's) and James has finally made it to 3rd year marine biology at UofA. All good - finally!!
All the very best, I'll check in again in a couple of days.
Andrew (Andrew.thornton@health.sa.gov.au)
Hi Geoff, I have to say that Shane is one of our favorites here at the Keating house! Good choice for a late night. I miss you and send love and blessings from our house to yours!
ReplyDeleteAndrew .. thanks for the courage to reply. I'm glad to see you working with Dorothy and Grantley - both fine people - as are you.
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